Non-IB ITGS Students Essay 2012

Students completing the ITGS course internally are asked to complete the following research and write a report.
Deadline: by April 13, 2012

Topic: E-Books in Education

You are to explore eBooks and eBook readers. Research the following areas:

Trends - what has happened in the past? what is happening now? what is likely to happen in the future?
Issues - what are the main issues concerning eBooks (this may be part of the sections below)
Hardware and software - what are the options for hardware? what are the software options? what file formats are supported?
eBook availability and purchase - how does this work? what does it cost?
Focus on the impact eBooks are having in education and discuss advantages and disadvantages of using eBooks (eg Kindle) instead of textbooks
Include an investigation of the impact on health - advantages and disadvantages
Include a section on the global impact - is access equal around the world? what are the digital divide implications?
Include at least 10, properly MLA cited, resources. Some of these should be news articles to support the ideas in your essay
Report length: up to 1500 words, not including bibliography. You are encouraged to include images and diagrams to support your ideas

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